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Awkward AOC freezes her eggs, jabs her stomach and painfully giggles about 2028 run

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is sharing an intensely personal decision while leaving Democrats with a highly political message. When 2028 arrives, virtually everything may be on the table.

The 36-year-old New York congresswoman announced over the weekend that she had begun freezing her eggs, describing it as a way to gain more control over her future and encourage candid conversations about women’s reproductive health.

“I have made the decision to start freezing my eggs,” Ocasio-Cortez told her social-media followers. She later joked about administering hormone injections before her Sunday television appearance: “I think it’s badass.”

But when ABC’s Jonathan Karl moved from her personal future to her political one, AOC became far less specific.

Asked directly whether she would run for president, Ocasio-Cortez laughed and said she was focused on winning the midterms and her own congressional reelection.

Karl persisted: Was a White House campaign a realistic possibility?

“I haven’t ruled out the possibility,” she answered.

Then came the other potential 2028 earthquake: a Democratic primary challenge against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who is scheduled to face voters that year.

“Anything is possible at this juncture,” Ocasio-Cortez replied.

Her refusal to close either door comes as she gains measurable strength among Democratic voters. A July University of New Hampshire poll placed Ocasio-Cortez first in a hypothetical 2028 Democratic primary with 22%, narrowly ahead of Pete Buttigieg at 21%. Mark Kelly received 9%, while Gavin Newsom, Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris trailed behind.

The survey included 648 likely Democratic primary voters. It also found that AOC’s support was concentrated among voters identifying as socialists and progressives, while Buttigieg drew more evenly from the party’s ideological factions.

That makes her a serious early contender, although a poll taken two years before the first presidential ballots is more weather vane than prophecy.

The egg-freezing announcement itself should not be reduced to political strategy. Ocasio-Cortez said she had considered the procedure for years and wanted to “feel more in control of my life.” She has also discussed its cost and the fact that her insurance does not cover it.

Politically, however, her answers were unmistakable. She could have ruled out challenging Schumer. She did not. She could have dismissed a presidential campaign. She did not do that either.

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